John Berkshire makes furniture down in Central Arkansas. He enjoys making ladder-back style chairs in the old time fashion - splitting and riving parts from oak logs, then shaping the parts using a draw-knife, spokeshave, and lathe, then steam bending and assembling all the parts using wet dry joinery and other traditional methods. Pictured is his first painted and woven splint piece. It's black milk paint over red. This is a prototype he built from a white oak log he bought from a sawmill up in the Ozarks. John says they're awfully fun to make. He loves this splint woven seat. He's looking forward to doing more. Isn't it amazing? Beautiful job John!
Wow!! It looks elegant now! Indeed, they can be great additions to the terraces and gardens of the modern homes.
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